Synonyms: kitasamycin A3 | leucomycin A3 | turimycin A5
josamycin is an approved drug
Compound class:
Natural product
Comment: Josamycin is a 16-membered macrolide antibacterial compound that is identical to leucomycin A3 [2]. It is obtained from fermentation of the actinomycete Streptomyces narbonensis.
|
|
Bioactivity Comments |
Josamycin is effective in vitro against Gram-positive cocci [1]. |